Southland

1. 

   Australasian bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus

   • Species group: Wetland birds
   • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Critical
   • Distribution: Throughout New Zealand
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2. 

   Banded dotterel Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus

   • Species group: Coastal birds
   • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
   • Distribution: Locally in coastal habitats, riverbeds, and occasionally farmland throughout New Zealand
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3. 

   Black shag Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae

   • Species group: Wetland birds
   • Threat category: At Risk: Naturally Uncommon
   • Distribution: Widespread throughout New Zealand
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4. 

   Bloodwood Coprosma wallii

   • Species group: Shrubs
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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5. 

   Blue duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

   • Species group: Forest birds
   • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
   • Distribution: Locally in hill country of North and South Island
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   Blue penguin Eudyptula minor

   • Species group: Coastal birds
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining, At Risk: Naturally Uncommon
   • Distribution: New Zealand shoreline, including Chatham Islands
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   Bluegill bully Gobiomorphus hubbsi

   • Species group: Fish
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: Widespread.
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8. 

   Buchanan’s sedge Carex buchananii

   • Species group: Sedges, rushes & grasses
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: Uncommon in North Island, but more widespread in South Island
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9. 

   Carex strictissima

   • Species group: Sedges, rushes & grasses
   • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Endangered
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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10. 

    Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia

    • Species group: Coastal birds
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
    • Distribution: Coastal shores throughout New Zealand
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11. 

    Central Otago roundhead galaxias Galaxias anomalus

    • Species group: Fish
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Endangered
    • Distribution: Southern South Island.
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12. 

    Coprosma obconica

    • Species group: Shrubs
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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13. 

    Cryptic skink Oligosoma inconspicuum

    • Species group: Lizards
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Southland and the damper parts of Otago
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14. 

    Deciduous tree daisy Olearia hectorii

    • Species group: Trees
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Endangered
    • Distribution: South Island
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15. 

    Drymoanthus flavus

    • Species group: Orchids
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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16. 

    Dwarf mistletoe Korthalsella salicornioides

    • Species group: Parasitic plants
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Critical
    • Distribution: North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island
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17. 

    Dwarf woodrush Luzula celata

    • Species group: Sedges, rushes & grasses
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: South Island
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18. 

    Fernbird Bowdleria punctata

    • Species group: Wetland birds
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Throughout most of New Zealand
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19. 

    Fierce lancewood Pseudopanax ferox

    • Species group: Trees
    • Threat category: At Risk: Naturally Uncommon
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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20. 

    Freshwater crayfish Paranephrops zealandicus

    • Species group: Invertebrates
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Widespread.
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